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Chapter 927: Chapter 294: It’s About Time to Plot!

And to Lady Honey Badger, everything happening was even more unbelievable—

Because she was fully involved in this entire event.

When through Hawkeye’s information channels Lady Honey Badger uncovered the only Fifth Energy Level Transcendent in Leipzig, who was Count Doane… she actually experienced a momentary hesitation.

It wasn’t that she felt she couldn’t defeat Count Doane— even without considering Aleister, Lady Honey Badger was confident in her ability to assassinate any Fifth Energy Level Transcendent who didn’t possess precognitive abilities. What she dreaded was the Demon within Count Doane.

The information about Count Doane had been collected long ago by the Hawks operating in Star Antimony.

Among the Demon Scholars— that is, within the Rose Cross Organization— his reputation was decent.

Because he frequently engaged with much weaker youths in leisurely activities without putting on airs. In addition to being generous and mild-mannered… to the Demon Scholars, Count Doane was seen as a reliably kind and amiable elder brother.

Yet at the same time, the Sons of the Moon were considerably wary of him.

The reason was the Demon Incarnation incubated within him was called “Demon of Winter.”

The specifics of its abilities were unclear to Hawkeye; after all, knowledge of such high-level Demonology was too difficult to acquire. They hadn’t even deciphered the Shadow Demon, let alone this kind of Demon related to the unrelated Path of Adaptation.

However, it was clear that the power of the Demon of Winter was highly restraining against the life-vigorous Sons of the Moon.

Considering how he remained low-profile, not using the Demon of Winter’s power to kill any Sons of the Moon, who were also wary of his strength and didn’t dare to drive him mad… thus, a relatively stable situation was maintained.

The Hawkeye Organization of Star Antimony even invited Count Doane to join Hawkeye more than ten years ago.

Because if the Sons of the Moon’s concerns were correct, his power could become a significant weapon to use against the Sons of the Moon!

However, Count Doane merely declined the invitation from the Hawkeye Organization gently.

He did not report the organization, nor did he reveal their whereabouts but amiably sent them off. Shortly after that, the news that he had accepted but refused to join the invitation of the Hawkeye Organization spread throughout Star Antimony.

Because of this event, the relationship between Count Doane and the Sons of the Moon significantly relaxed— and it was after that, he obtained his own manor in the city of Leipzig, which is indirectly controlled by the Red Chancellor.

Lady Honey Badger worried that if they killed Count Doane… the Demon of Winter that might emerge from his corpse has a high possibility of unleashing the “true power of death,” and thus turning the entire city into a dead zone. While Lady Honey Badger’s strength was efficient against flesh-and-blood life… it was less effective against Phantom Demons.

And that’s what Aleister said—

“Don’t worry, Lady Honey Badger,” she said airily, “Phantom Demons are what I excel at dealing with.”

Lady Honey Badger watched with her own eyes as Aleister used a special power to create a rainbow-glittering ice, encasing herself in an ice sculpture.

— The composition of that power was exactly the same as the giant Sword summoned by the Sea Monster!

Merely looking at that light made her feel dizzy and occasionally fall into illusions. If it weren’t for Selene repeatedly waking her, she probably would have had difficulty carrying this ice sculpture all the way to Count Doane’s villa.

And Count Doane just sighed, then attempted to touch the ice sculpture— he suddenly stopped moving.

From Lady Honey Badger’s perspective, it was as if the light in Count Doane’s pupils vanished in an instant. Then they were filled with a dull yellow power.

Count Doane’s body gradually solidified into ice— the initial ice spread from the sculpture, then emerged from the extremities of his limbs.

Like a slow petrification… Count Doane offered no resistance as he was enveloped by this strange ice, completely sealed.

Up to now, there has been no reaction from him.

Even the Demon within him was wholly suppressed— both human and Demon entered a state akin to hibernation, a deep Sleep.

There was no doubt; this power belonged to the Sea Demon.

— However, even the Sea Demon couldn’t possibly freeze a Fifth Energy Level Transcendent so silently!

What Lady Honey Badger didn’t know was that just the Phantom Card itself, of course, couldn’t reach such an extent.

Whether it was silently freezing Count Doane or continually disturbing and affecting Lady Honey Badger… for Aiwass at the Fourth Level, neither was likely.

The real power Aleister used was the amplifying ability from Yin-Yang Harmony!

Currently, Aleister and Aiwass’s Path had not destabilized, and the Yin-Yang Harmony still took effect. Although this locked up a considerable part of her Mana Pool… her current colorless Mana Pool was only one-third of what Aiwass had at his peak.

But her remaining Mana was still nearly sixty points!

She used five times that amount of Mana— that is, 20 points of Mana, to activate the most potent effect of Yin-Yang Harmony.

— 5-fold Spell Ascension: Priority of this spell +1!

The Fifth Power Level’s Star Ice was enough to freeze the unguarded Count Doane!

“Speaking of which, I should thank you…”

Aleister said so and looked back at the giant Mirror.

Her smile was tender, her tone soft: “Without your help, it wouldn’t have been easy for us to come in like this.”

“It’s nothing…”

The overlapping voice of men and women sounded.

But at this moment, Lady Honey Badger’s eyes suddenly widened.

She stared at the mirror in shock, her mind going completely blank for an instant!

For at that moment, the reflection of Aleister in the mirror suddenly transformed into Aiwass!

Lady Honey Badger remembered it clearly—the Mirror Demon of Count Dorn was a woman who was the complete opposite of him; why did the reflection become Aiwass while the Mirror Demon was talking to Aleister?

When the transformation of the Mirror Demon was complete, the mixed female voice also dissipated.

The “Aiwass” in the mirror spoke obsequiously, bending over repeatedly and saying, “How would I dare to oppose you… If I were to anger you, I would definitely be the first to suffer…”

“Aiwass,” while speaking, looked fearfully at the crow resting on Aleister’s shoulder: “That is… a Night Fiend, isn’t it? Moreover, a Sixth Energy Level Night Fiend…”

“—Yes.”

The crow suddenly spoke, its voice clear yet deep and cold: “But you’d best not talk in that form.”

At this moment, the astonished Lady Honey Badger noticed that, aside from the entirely different tone… the voice of the crow was almost identical to that of Aleister’s form!

Instantly, “Aiwass” dispersed and turned into a wisp of black smoke. The voice also changed from Aiwass’s voice to a muffled, blurry, and hushed murmur: “Yes, Lord Night Fiend…”

“Not too bad, little one.”

Aleister looked at it with interest: “I’m in need of a contract demon at my side—would you like to come with me?”

The voice almost identical to that of the “Night Fiend” but with added softness and charm.

“…May I refuse, my lord?”

After a long silence, the Mirror Demon hesitated to answer.

“Of course you may—but why?”

“I wish to return to the Dream Realm for some rest… I’ve been summoned to the Material Realm, stuck by my former master’s side for over eighty years. I only hope you quickly kill him so I can be released from the contract and return to the Dream Realm.”

The Mirror Demon responded earnestly: “After some rest, I can serve you—”

“…Oh, then never mind. Rest well.”

Aleister shook her head, responding gently: “Oh, right. Remember to deal with the trash in that mirror.”

What she was referring to was Viscount Conley, whose thoughts had been shielded by the Mirror Demon before its manifestation.

It was this careful consideration of the details that raised Aleister’s interest in the Mirror Demon.

Although Aleister currently couldn’t use the Shepherd’s Nurturing Skill, there was still a chance for the demon to advance in the future.

“Sure, how would you like to proceed?”

The Mirror Demon eagerly replied.

“Kill him, make it clean.”

Aleister thought for a moment and gave the same response.

After all, he had just killed so many people and left so brazenly—if she didn’t deal with him, perhaps this would all blow over.

It’s not that Aleister held any particular compassion, wishing to avenge those who perished.

It was simply…

…seeing this fool who was manipulated but so arrogant, somewhat irked her.

Do you really think you deserve to act that way?

—Only the sound of a crack was heard, and the mirror suddenly shattered. Blood slowly seeped out from within the mirror.

Aleister glanced at the crow on her shoulder… She remembered that Night Fiends also had this trick up their sleeves.

“—No need for the Mirror Demon.”

Suddenly, the crow took the initiative to speak: “What it can do… I can essentially do as well.”

“Very well…”

Aleister affectionately stroked the Night Fiend’s head.

Her gaze then turned to Count Dorn, frozen into an ice sculpture.

To kill him and yet be cautious of the Demon of Winter escaping from within him…

…wouldn’t the best method be to directly seal the Demon of Winter inside him?

She indeed found the wrong person this time around; this man did not seem to be the instigator.

But looking at the souls of the young girls bound by the spell array on the bed… Aleister felt that perhaps she hadn’t been mistaken. The souls were sticking together; she found them difficult to handle…

Indeed, executing all Demon Scholars might harm the innocent; but executing them one by one is sure to miss someone guilty.

—This should have been done long ago!

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